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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Nelson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery

Lat:   37.7006°   (37° 42' 2")

Lon:   -90.8251°   (-90° 49' 30")

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iron County<2>.

The county seat for Iron County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Tullock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tullock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tullock Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Rencehausen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rencehausen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rencehausen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rencehausen Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Carson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Edison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edison Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellvue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellvue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellvue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Jane Bryan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jane Bryan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jane Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jane Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belgrade Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belgrade Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sunlight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunlight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunlight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Horton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Caledonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caledonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bennett Bryan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Bryan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Terry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Hasty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hasty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hasty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hasty Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
    • Link Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Link Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Link Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Link Cemetery is located in Iron County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Belleview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Iron County
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Belgrade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Munger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
    • Munger is located in Reynolds County
  • Sunlight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunlight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
    • Sunlight is located in Washington County
  • Horton Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Horton Town is located in Washington County
  • Middle Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Knob
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <6>
  • English Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
    • English Town is located in Iron County
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Bismarck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <6>
  • Ironton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Irondale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <6>
    • Good Water
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Water. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
    • Black
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <6>
    • Oates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Mineral City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
    • Wortham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Washington County
    • Glover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Iron County
    • Potosi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <6>
    • Czar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Czar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
    • Viburnum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
      • Viburnum is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <6>
    • Bixby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Bixby is located in Iron County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iron County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Nelson Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Nelson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #751275  (Nelson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #751275 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Banner
    • County: Iron         Elev: 305
    • Location given for GNIS #751275 (Nelson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7006, Longitude: -90.8251       In this case, the coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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